Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.0953 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0953
World rank
53rd
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.0953
in 2021
All-time low
0.0833
in 2005
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.020.040.060.080.12001201120212001: 0.0872002: 0.0882003: 0.0862004: 0.0862005: 0.0832006: 0.0862007: 0.0872008: 0.0862009: 0.0892011: 0.092012: 0.092014: 0.0872015: 0.092016: 0.0922017: 0.0932021: 0.095

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0953 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil peaked at 0.0953 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0833, in 2005.

Brazil ranks 53rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0868
2002 0.0876 +1.0%
2003 0.0859 -2.0%
2004 0.0855 -0.4%
2005 0.0833 -2.5%
2006 0.0864 +3.6%
2007 0.0873 +1.1%
2008 0.0863 -1.2%
2009 0.089 +3.1%
2011 0.0903 +1.5%
2012 0.0897 -0.6%
2014 0.087 -3.1%
2015 0.0901 +3.6%
2016 0.0917 +1.8%
2017 0.0933 +1.8%
2021 0.0953 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0865 0.0833 0.089 9
2010s 0.0904 0.087 0.0933 6
2020s 0.0953 0.0953 0.0953 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 50 Zambia 0.0981 compare
  2. 51 Sri Lanka 0.0971 compare
  3. 52 Czechia 0.0958 compare
  4. 54 Cameroon 0.0931 compare
  5. 55 Romania 0.0905 compare
  6. 56 Morocco 0.087 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Brazil was 0.0953 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0953 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0833 in 2005.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Brazil ranks 53rd out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed